Hay and grain loader.



PATENTED DEC. 3, 1907.

L GORDON. HAY AND GRAIN LOADER.

,APPLICATION FILED JUNE 24, 1907.

WITNESSE INVENTOR .7/2/ aiw/WZ, BYMZME.

ATTORNEY IRA eoRnoN, oF DAvIsvILLE, cALIronN'IA.

'HAY AND GRAIN LoADER..

Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1907.

Application filed June 24.1907. semi No. 380.514.

To .all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA GORDON, citizen of the United. States, residing at Davisville, in the county of Yolo andv State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hay and Grain Loaders, cf which the following is aspecification. l

My invention relates to a traveling .apparatus which is designed for gathering hay or grain and transferring it to wagons, `stacks or points outside the line of travel of the' other machine.

. It consists in a combination lof parts and'v in details of construction which will b e more fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which* Figure 1 is a ers ective view of in a aratus. Fig. 2 ia detail of the 'fork gbnriblling mechanism. f

It is the object of my invention to combine in asingle apparatus, a' rake or means by which any product, such as hay or grain,l may be lcollected from the groundwhere itlies, and by afterwards disengaging the rake or fork from the main apparatus, to raise and transfer it and its load to a point at one s'ide of the main portion of the machine, and by detachin means to discharge the load into a wagon w ch is driven by the side of the machine, or upon a stack, or into separate interspaced coc s or piles.

As shown in the drawing, -A is a frame hav ing bearing wheels B near the front, and a steering wheel C journaled upon a vertical turnable stem or standard at the rear end of the beam A. which extends to the rear of the main frame A.- By means of a handle D the machine may be steered in any desired directlon. f

2 and 2%.are respectively a double and a swingletree, the latter being carried upon one end of the doubletree and serving for the connection of a draft animal. The other end of the doubletree has a link 3 to which a second/draft animal may be attached to assist in propelling the machine while traveling, an from whichv he may be 'disengaged for a purpose to be hereafter described.

To the front of the main frame a supplemental frame 4 is pivoted, as shown at 5. This-frame has its side bars projecting to the front beyond the main frame, as shown, and l'jy-ifneans of a lever 6 fulcrumed to the main fra-me, as at 7, the driver and operator, who stands upon a platform just in front of the steering lever D, can move the lever up or down. This lever is connected by a link 8 With the frame 4 so that by the movement of the lever the frame is tilted to raise the for-x Ward end from the ground, or to let it down to a position near the ground.

9 1s a rake .and .fork head havin vteeth'lOA projecting forwardly therefrom. rom the center of this head a post 11 extends 'up-- wardly, and its upper end is provided with means forthe engagement of a hook 12 formed at the head of a lever 12, which is fulcrumed to a curved bar 13, the lower end of which bar is swiveled to the rake head 9, as shown at 14, so that when this dual rake and fork'head is turned to bring the teeth into a gathering and loading position the u er end of the post 11v will engage with t e ook 12, being held in engagementl by means of a spring 15 connecting the lever 12a with a point of attachment upon the curved arm 13, as shown. A

16 is a chain having one end connected with-the arm 13 and the other with the upper end of the post 11, and this chain limits the drop of the fork'when the latter has been disengaged to dischargev its load.` The upper end of the arm 13 is connected by a swivel link 17 with the upper'end of a long'lever 18, from which it is freely suspended. This long lever 18 is pivoted at 19 to a yoke 20 which is turnablymounted upona post 21, which pestis carried upon a cross-bar of the main frame, and may be' suitablysupported by braces from its u per art to the main frame, but which for s a e o .clearness are not here shown. 22 is a post similarly supportedfrom the'rear portion of the main frame, and 23 is a diagonally disposed bar extending from the top of the post 22 to a post 24 fixed to the main frame' at the opposite side and in ad- Vance ofthe post 22, as clearly shown. This bar 23 serves as a guide for the lever- 18, which passes beneath the bar `23 and is slidable u on it while the fork is being raised and turne to one side.

U on the side bars of the tll'tingframe 4 l are ed blocks or stops 25, and 26 is a latch adapted to engage the fork or rake head 9 when the latter 1s in position for gathering material from the ground.

Theoperation of the device will then be as follows: The rake head 9, resting upon the side bars of the plivoted tiltin frame 1.1.y and in contact with t e stops 25, t e hook latch 26 is caused to engage with the front portion or draft bar 2.8, in which the animal is harof the head 9, thus holding itfirmly in place upon the tilting frame 4; and the rake head being latched to the arm 13 will then be in such position that the teeth project in ad-4 vance of the side bars of the frame 4. By v means of the fulcrumed lever 6 the rear portion of the frame 4 may be raised until the points'of the rake teeth are sufficiently near the ground to insure the proper gathering of the material while the machine is advanclng.

When aload has been collected the machine may be stopped and the draft animal which is connected with the link 3 of the doubletree may be disengaged therefrom. As a convenient means for this connection I have shown a hook 27 attached to the shafts nessed, and this hook will engage with the lililik 3 while the animal is doing its share ofy .t e

pplling. When disengaged therefrom Iand iven ahead, the following action will take place: 29 is a rope having one end fastened to the draft connection 28, extending thence back and around a direction pulley 30 near to the steering post, thence extending forward around anot er direction pulley 31 carried upon the frame A, thence extending to a direction pulley 32 u on the inner or lower end of the fork carrying lever 18, and

thence to a point of permanent attachment upon the main frame or the post .24 as shown at 33.

` It will be manifest that any multiplication of power ma be provided by increasingthe` number of b ocks and pulleys and different larrangements of the same, but I have found connect with the doubletree, the rope 29 will be slackened. The .end of the lever 18 with the one here described as being substantially suiiicient for the work. l

While the draft animal is in position to which the ro eis connected will stand Vin sitionnear the junction of theginclined 23 and the ost 22. The opposite end of the lever 18 be de ressed, so that by means of the loose link an swivel connection 17 the head 9 ofthe rake may be placed upon the side bars of the frame 4 and abutting against the stops 25, and the hook 26 being then thrown forward will engage the front and center of the rake head 9, and thus lock it in place.

' It vwill be manifest that various means 'forf conveniently locking and disengaging' the -rake head with relation to the frame 4 may driven ahead. The action of the rope 29 i through Aits directionv ulleys, and the pull upon the lever 18 will isengage the rake and lift the load, and from the frame 4 the curvature of the suspending arm 13 is such that the rake will maintain a position with the teeth upturned so 4as to retain the load, in which condition it becomes a fork, so termed. As the draftupon the rope continues, the lever arm 18 will be caused to slide against the lower part of the guide bar 23, moving from the upper end down to a point near its lower connectionwith the post 24 and by reason of the swivel yoke 20 on the top of the post 21, and this inclined guide, the'outer end of the lever 18 carrying the fork will be caused to rise, and at the same time turned upon its bearings on 'the post 20-until the fork has been swung clear of the machine and sufliciently to one side to discharge its load into any proper receptacle, as a wagon driven alongside, or to forma stack or piles, if so desired. By means of a latch rope 12b the latch 12 may now be disengagedand the fork will swing about its suspending points in the manner usual to such ap aratus, and the load will then be discharge be returned to itsposition as a rake and again rihe Ifork mayv latched to the arm 13 after the load has been discharged, and at or previous to the time when it isagain returned to the frame 4, and

it thus becomes alternately a gathering rake and a lifting fork.

Having thus described my invention, what I'claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is-h i 1. In an apparatus for gathering and transferring hay and like material, a main wheeled frame with steering means, a supplemental frame pivoted to the front of the main frame, means by which said supplemental frame may be tilted, sto s and latching mechanism carried by said ame, a gathering implement, and a guided movable lever arm from which the implement is suspended.

2. In anapparatus for gathering and transferring hay and like material, a main wheeled steerable frame, a supplemental frame tiltably pivoted andl extending at the front of the main-frame, a lever b which said supplemental frame may be ti ted, a rake, stops and latching means upon the tiltable frame o with which said rake is engaged, a post and a lever arm ivotally fulcrumed thereon, a swivel and ink connection whereby the implement is suspended from the outer end of said lever arm, a guide, and means by which Vsaid arm is moved to lower the rake and place it on the ivoted frame, or to raise it when disengage therefrom.

`3. In an apparatus of the character described, a main wheeled steerable frame, a

tiltable frame pivoted thereto and dprojecting to the front, a rake having a hea means by which the rake head is disengageably able lever arm, a swivel connection with its outer end,l a curved bar suspended from said` swivel and to the lower end of which the rake head is pivotally connected to maintain the teeth in a load retaining position, and a holding latch by which the rake is disengaged fromvits suspending means to allow the load to be discharged.

4. In an apparatus of the character described, a. main wheeled frame, a su plemental frame turnably pivoted to the front end of the main frame, a lever by whichthe supplemental frame is moved, a gathering implement, means for disengageably connect-l ing the head of said implement with the tilt"- able frame, a post, a leverl arm turnably fulcrumed thereon, swivel connections between the outer end of sa1d lever arm and the 1m-l plement, an inclined guide -extending diagonally across the main frame and against which the implement .carrying lever'is slidable, a rope connected with the inner and lower end of the lever arm, direction pulleys, and connections whereby power may be applied to the lever arm to4 raise or lower and transfer the implement. y

5. In an `apparatus of thecharacter described, including amain Wheeled -frame, a double-tree mounted thereon, a draftappliance, a tiltable supplement al frame a. swive pended from its outer end, a diagonally disposed guide for the `inner end of the-lever arm, a rope connected with said lever, with direction pulleys, said rope being connected with the draft appliance connected with one of the draft animals, and means for disengageably connecting said animal with the doubletree to alternately haul the Wheeled Vframe and-to elevate thegathering implement.

In testimony whereofl have hereunto set e lever arm with a gathering implement susmy hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

IRA GORDON.

Witnesses:

A. J. PLANT, MoLLIE GORDON. j 

